The Doors - Light My Fire: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Light My Fire" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

    G#m                      Fm
You know that it would be untrue
    G#m                     Fm
You know that I would be a liar
G#m                 Fm
If I was to say to you
G#m                         Fm
Girl, we couldn't get much higher

Chorus:
F#             G#       C#  C#sus4 C#
Come on baby, light my fire
F#             G#       C# A#
Come on baby, light my fire
 F#             C#     D#  D#7
Try to set the night on fire

The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try, now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre

Chorus

The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try, now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre

Chorus

You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher

Chorus:
F#             G#       C# C#sus4 C#
Come on baby, light my fire
F#             G#       C#
Come on baby, light my fire
  E             B        C#
Try to set the night on fire
  E             B        C#
Try to set the night on fire
  E             B        C#
Try to set the night on fire
  E             B        C#
Try to set the night on fire


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#sus4

Guitar chord C#sus4

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#7

Guitar chord D#7

E

Guitar chord E

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Light My Fire" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Light My Fire" by The Doors.

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